Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses a pale young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.
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A rattling good yarn, the sort that chills the mind as well as the spine (Guardian )
She writes with great power... Authentically chilling (Daily Telegraph )
An excellent ghost story...magnificently eerie...compulsive reading (Evening Standard )
One of the most chilling ghost stories of our generation...gripping...an incredibly compulsive read and a short but necessary book for anyone planning to see the film (Antonia Charlesworth Big Issue )
One of the most popular British ghost stories of modern times (Observer )
She writes with great power... Authentically chilling (Daily Telegraph )
An excellent ghost story...magnificently eerie...compulsive reading (Evening Standard )
One of the most chilling ghost stories of our generation...gripping...an incredibly compulsive read and a short but necessary book for anyone planning to see the film (Antonia Charlesworth Big Issue )
One of the most popular British ghost stories of modern times (Observer )
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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful
By T. Bobley
Format:Paperback
A few weeks ago, The Woman in Black was read, in half-hour instalments over the course of a several midnights, on BBC Digital Radio 7. I was hooked and didn't even investigate what I might be missing on the telly. As soon the reading was completed, I bought the book and was surprised to discover how modern it is - first published in 1983. It's like a real, traditional English ghost story - the sort that taps into our deepest fears, challenges our rational beliefs and engages our imagination. It's a story of tragedy, impotent rage, insane hatred and terrible revenge for past injustices wreaked upon innocent by-standers in the present. The haunted landscape, changing from bright sunshine to impenetrable fog, the raging storms, the isolation of the dismal house, the build-up of tension and anxiety and the slow breakdown of disbelief in a darker reality are described so well, that we can easily share in the terror.
Excellent book. Highly recommended.
Excellent book. Highly recommended.
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The book begins with a family sitting around the fire telling each other ghost tales. The father of the family keeps silent as he listens to the stories that his family is telling each other. He walks out of the room when they ask him to join in and spin a spooky yarn, because he doesn't want to tell the tale that has haunted his dreams ever since he was a young man. The tale he has to tell is far more horrifying, chilling and disturbing than his family could imagine. Even more shocking is that the tale he has to tell is true!
This is a most beautifully told story with wonderful descriptions of the countryside, the haunted house and the marshes that surround it. At times I felt as if I were inside the house - cautiously entering the haunted rooms and creeping around in the dark with only a candle to light the way. It's full of surprises and unexpectedly heartbreaking too. A wonderful atmospheric read that kept me turning the pages faster and faster until all too soon I reached the end.
This is a most beautifully told story with wonderful descriptions of the countryside, the haunted house and the marshes that surround it. At times I felt as if I were inside the house - cautiously entering the haunted rooms and creeping around in the dark with only a candle to light the way. It's full of surprises and unexpectedly heartbreaking too. A wonderful atmospheric read that kept me turning the pages faster and faster until all too soon I reached the end.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I have recently read this book and The Woman in Black is a tale that is full of surprises and suspense. The story concerns a young solicitor who is sent to wind up the affairs of a recently deceased woman. However, the dead woman had led a reclusive life in a remote and mysterious house. This particular soliciter called Kipps discovers he has to wind up her affairs without any help from the locals who will not approach the house because they believe the house is cursed! Years later, and this is where the play actually begins, he recounts his ghostly experiences with the aid of an actor/director, who helps him prepare to tell his story in front of his family and friends in a desperate bid to exorcise the ghosts of the past.
I was so pleased with the book that I saw the play at the fortune theatre in London and it is so much better then the book! I advise people that haven't read the book to see def you will scream for ages!!
I was so pleased with the book that I saw the play at the fortune theatre in London and it is so much better then the book! I advise people that haven't read the book to see def you will scream for ages!!
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Great story! I choose this for our Book group and it went down a storm. Very atmospheric; a fab piece of descriptive writing.
Published 9 days ago by Sarah
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Fantastic read... had me gripped until the end !!
Just finished this book, what's brilliant read. I had seen the movie quite some months ago and thought I'd read the book. Fantastic 5 stars would recommend !!
Published 15 days ago by Gemma Esders
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I tend to think that horror stories like this are perfect for dark and blustery days, but I eventually picked this up on a gloriously sunny Sunday and enjoyed it just the same,... Read more
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Not really scary, but also not really very interesting. The wandering ghostly woman and the screams of a drowning pony don't exactly chill the blood and I read it to the finish... Read more
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I'd seen the film first, which I don't normally do, but wanted to try some more chilling reads so thought I would order this anyway. So very glad that I did. Read more
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Very good
Enjoyed this book not as good as the film. But still chilling. Do not read after dark, restless nights sleep ahead if you do.
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I really like this book, I want to see the play & it was good. The book go into more details & you feel part of the story
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The first thing I noticed about this famous ghost story was the rich vocabulary and the gothic style. Strange and unusual words fluttered around the page like frightened birds. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Warren Stalley
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Ghosts, good and Gothic.
Susan Hill's "The Woman in Black" gripped me from the beginning as I could empathise with the young solicitor, Arthur Kripps, who has to travel out to a misty and murky island... Read more
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Absolutely brilliant story; I've also read 'The Small Hand' by the same author, highly recommended and have just ordered 'Dolly, A Ghost Story', again by Susan Hill.
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